Catching Up

These pictures from 2007 added to post on 10/9/08.

I have not written in my journal for a while and so I need to catch up on general news.

First, I will back-track to October. I walked in the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Light the Night Walk for the third year. Team Jackiepie continues to grow larger-I had about 25 of my closest family and friends walk this year. It was a blast! There was a lot of food, fun, and entertainment. The ceremony was as moving as ever and I'm so proud to wear my "Survivor" shirt, what a wonderful celebration. The best part is that we raised a little over $9,800 dollars for cancer research! The awards brunch was held in January. Team Jackiepie just missed being a top fundraising team this year, but it's OK-we'll do it next year! Next year's walk will be October 4th in Brookdale Park. I hope Team Jackiepie continues to grow.

The end of January, I had a CT scan. This time, I did not see my oncologist. Steve spoke with him on the phone and he said that everything looks good. So, that is great news. I will see my doctor in April for blood work and a check-up. The great thing is that I knew everything would be OK because I'm feeling so great. I've been eating well, exercising, and taking my vitamins. I have stayed healthy all winter (even among my "germy kids"). I attribute this to my healthy lifestyle and the use of my netti pot. (For those of you who don't know, a netti pot is used for nasal irrigation-it is an ancient Indian practice.) So, that is really all the news I have for now. I wanted to add some pictures to this entry, but AOL is not cooperating. I will try to add some in the future.